Middlebury is the only school in the NESCAC that does not include a non-online mandatory consent training program in its first year orientation. Elissa Asch ’22.5, head of the SGA Sexual Respect and Relationship Committee (SRR), is changing that.
Students engaged in a variety of change-making efforts, both on-campus and off, report unique challenges that come with navigating activism at the college.
The social house system was implemented in 1991 as a more-inclusive alternative to fraternities. The five social houses each have distinct missions, but some students and staff question the extent to which they have served their intended purpose.
A new survey shows that professors feel the college does not do enough to offer employment opportunities and options to their significant others. So much so, that many faculty have left or considered leaving the college.
The college currently uses a credit unit system in which every class counts as one credit, regardless of the amount of weekly class time required. The Educational Affairs Committee has proposed that the college switch to the credit hour system, meaning that more time-consuming classes would be worth ...
On Monday, Oct. 14, only five weeks into this year, the total residential damage cost for the year came out to about $2,500. If destruction continues at this rate for the remainder of the school year, that could mean somewhere around an unprecedented $16,000 in residential hall damages.
The study abroad office is currently working with students to ensure they receive the credit they need, regardless of whether they chose to stay or leave.
The recent change has caused frustrating and challenges among students, faculty, and staff, who think that the system change occurred before Technology Services was prepared to address issues that arose with the software.
The current student body is the least-white in Middlebury history, with 26% students of color.
The renovations of Munroe Hall have displaced faculty offices for a handful of departments. These professors have had to downsize their office space to cubicles at the Shannon Street building, which complicated certain daily tasks.
The PBS news anchor and professor-of-the-practice at Arizona State University gave a lecture detailing her multiple career changes, the backlash she faced for pronouncing words in her accent and the benefits of diversity in the field of journalism.
Delegates from NESCAC schools convened at the two-day event to share methods for increasing political participation and best practices for facilitating political discussions in the classroom.
Soyibou Sylla ’20, the president of the Muslim Student Association said he felt “heard, considered and included” after learning of the change.
Catalyzed in part by last year's workforce planning process, some facilities staff members reached out to a union representative over the summer about organizing.
In response to several years of review, and concern about financial efficiency, the college announced in mid-October the restructuring of student residential life systems.
After a decade-long crusade of student activism, Middlebury has begun its long march toward divestment. In a unanimous decision last January, the Board of Trustees approved Energy 2028—an ambitious and sweeping plan that promises certain reductions of the college’s environmental footprint in response ...
A team of independent contractors began cleaning nearly all of the small residential spaces on campus on Oct. 14. This shift came as a result of ongoing custodial staff shortages.
Trustees visited campus for their first meeting of the academic year, mingled with staff and stuff and discussed the Board agenda.
Three years ago, Saifa Hussain set out on a journey to connect more deeply to her faith. Now, at just 28 years old, she has fulfilled the pilgrimage to the holy city of Mecca three times.
Weld is the first presidential candidate to visit campus during the 2020 election cycle.